Wag the dog: Biden's German Shepherd puppy Commander plays fetch on the South Lawn - as Psaki's suggestion a bad news day would produce a White House pet resurfaces
President Joe Biden's new German Shepherd puppy Commander was spotted Friday playing fetch with a handler on the South Lawn
The First Dog was spotted by reporters who were waiting for the president and first lady's motorcade to depart
The Bidens made a Christmas Eve visit to Children's National Hospital and then a Biden-themed Christmas tree in Washington, D.C.
Commander made his debut a day after Sen. Joe Manchin torpedoed Biden's Build Back Better bill and Omicron dominated the news cycle
His arrival brought renewed attention to a quip made by press secretary Jen Psaki in June about a potential White House cat
'I've been joking, although maybe it might be true, that we're waiting for a bad news day for that to come out,' Psaki said about a new White House pet
She added, 'If you see a tail wagging coming out of the briefing room, you'll know something bad is about to happen'
By Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 13:45 EST, 24 December 2021 | Updated: 15:39 EST, 24 December 2021
President Joe Biden's new German Shepherd puppy Commander was spotted Friday playing fetch with a handler on the South Lawn.
The First Dog was spotted by reporters who were waiting for the president and first lady's motorcade to depart - as they made a Christmas Eve visit to Children's National Hospital and then to a Biden-themed Christmas tree in Washington, D.C.
Commander debuted on the heels of Sen. Joe Manchin torpedoing Biden's Build Back Better bill and as the fast-moving Omicron variant was tearing through the U.S., which brought renewed attention to a quip made by press secretary Jen Psaki in June.
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